The Roottrees are Dead

很不错的解谜游戏，难度适中，有橡皮鸭的帮助基本不会卡关

好玩

推荐本体不看提示自己推理，可以挖出来每个人的脾气性格推理起来很有意思。一口气推完真是酣畅淋漓的吃瓜。狂热全是这种出轨瓜挺无聊的，就推个名字时间，剧情就那样吧，该看提示就看吧。

I'm a big puzzle/mystery game fan and am pretty disappointed in this one. It's essentially just look through a bunch of evidence and make the right searches til you piece a family tree together. There's not really any real critical thinking or problem solving to it and the story isn't very compelling either (which is significant because you spend most of the time reading). Some of it is even just guess work/process of elimination which I find boring and lazy. Imo, it's not an intellectual stimulating game and didn't scratch the itch for solving mysteries that I was expecting. If you like doing tasks, making connections from obvious clues, trying to search the right things, and putting basic puzzle pieces together, then you might like it! If you like actually exercising logic, problem solving, and working through true challenges, don't waste your time/money. Go buy Blue Prince, Outer Wilds, an LoZ game, or something else instead.

This really does scratch the itch that Obra Dinn leaves if you've played it. But, I just couldn't help but feel like it doesn't scratch it in that 'oh so satisfying' way; rather, it offers a bit of relief that the itch was scratched at all. Although the clues do lead you pretty well in the beginning portion, towards the end (Roottreemania) there is a lot more demanded from you. Note taking is a necessity. If you skip a day IRL while playing the game, you'll need those notes to get yourself back up to speed. And even then, I found myself talking to the rubber duck a lot more than I wanted to. Some connections felt a bit too obscure or convoluted. Maybe that was the intent, this is the endgame after all. In the final hour or so, I didn't feel the shame I normally feel when taking hints in puzzle games like these. I guess it was a mixture of frustration, anxiety, and boredom. I never felt that in Obra Dinn. I could just be dumb. Solid puzzle game nonetheless.

Really fun and such a cool brain teaser! I enjoyed the 90s aesthetics too. The progression also never made me feel like I was stuck and when I used hints they were deliciously subtle and simply point in the direction of where the solution is - as hints should! I really recommend this to anyone looking for some juicy fictional gossip and a fun brain puzzle that will last you hours. Starting out I unfortunately had some issues with the graphics but after launching the game in compatibility mode those cleared up for me. Thanks for the fun game!

This genuinely tickles the autistic sleuth in me. As someone who grew up in the 90's when home computers were new and exciting - THIS embodies what searching on the internet was like. You were limited by how and what you typed it. You had to utilize other resources like the library, newspapers, etc. (which you somewhat have access to in a clever way). I turned on the game one day and went to search a lead and got instantly smacked in the face because i hadn't booted up the internet. And instead of being annoyed at "an extra step" i snorted because it was accurate. I deeply enjoyed the original story and the hunt. You have to be intentional with your wording and read certain things carefully. Question how things were stated and why they were stated. If you don't enjoy reading between the lines, speculating, or hunting down the truth in gossip - don't get this game. Plain and simple. My only real annoyance came when searching books. Let me use the authors name on its own. That's literally how the catalog system worked. Let me look up the author and give me a list of their works. The art style was nice, the soundtrack was enjoyable, and the voice acting was well chosen. I found myself sharing bit and pieces with my husband throughout my playing because I was genuinely impressed with many aspects of it. And though I haven't finished the second part just yet, the taste in my mouth has left me wanting more. I will most definitely be getting Galley House and keeping my eyes peeled for anything else Evil Trout decides to put out.